In the past few weeks I have had some good and insightful conversations with various members of the commu ...

In the past few weeks I have had some good and insightful conversations with various members of the community on economic development, innovation, and UC Davis. Last night we had a great turnout at o ...

This week has been a welcome tour for new UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. New beginnings are a time of hop ...

This week has been a welcome tour for new UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. New beginnings are a time of hope, and so now is a time for new beginnings. We have pointed out over the last several months th ...

Vanguard Board Member Leanna Sweha met with newly-elected Senator Bill Dodd in his Capitol Office on Thursday, January 12. Here is their interview. You are Chair of the Banking and Finance Committee, ...

As we explore possibilities regarding the World Food Center (WFC), it is worth revisiting an op-ed from l ...

As we explore possibilities regarding the World Food Center (WFC), it is worth revisiting an op-ed from last July from Josette Lewis, the Associate Director of the World Food Center at UC Davis. “Sac ...

Back in December, the Davis City Council earned a lot of praise from normally critical corners, and right ...

Back in December, the Davis City Council earned a lot of praise from normally critical corners, and rightly so with their strong effort to push back against UC Davis in the LRDP process and to articul ...

The end of this week has seen an interesting confluence of events involving UC Davis and the city in gene ...

The end of this week has seen an interesting confluence of events involving UC Davis and the city in general. The basic prognosis is this: the city of Davis needs revenue generators and needs a partn ...

Earlier this week, it appeared there was good news with newly-elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry ...

Earlier this week, it appeared there was good news with newly-elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry stating that she would support the UC Davis consideration for building the World Food Center “ ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an ...

Newly elected Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry sat down with Leanna Sweha of the Davis Vanguard for an interview on a variety of topics. The former Mayor of Winters discussed a variety of issues o ...

Today the mayor and top city staff will discuss the challenges and goals facing the city. Here are five ...

Today the mayor and top city staff will discuss the challenges and goals facing the city. Here are five things I would like to see the city take on this year. Research Park/ World Food Center In Nove ...

It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become something I ...

It has been nearly four years since the concept of an innovation or research park has become something I have fully supported in concept. It comes to the need for revenue generating business that fit ...

There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the city’s “response” to t ...

There is a nexus between the two stories we have been running in recent days – the city’s “response” to the UC Davis LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) and the city’s fiscal position. Yesterday’s col ...

The Sacramento Bee reported on Tuesday that the end of Linda Katehi’s tenure as “chancellor of UC Davis e ...

The Sacramento Bee reported on Tuesday that the end of Linda Katehi’s tenure as “chancellor of UC Davis effectively ended efforts to make the university’s World Food Center the centerpiece of a third ...

There has been some discussion this week about a divide within national politics itself, and among the le ...

There has been some discussion this week about a divide within national politics itself, and among the left on populist economic issues. I bring that up as a backdrop to a much more local discussion, ...

Josette Lewis, the associated director of the World Food Center at UC Davis, in a piece that appeared thi ...

Josette Lewis, the associated director of the World Food Center at UC Davis, in a piece that appeared this past week in the Sacramento Bee, makes some important observations, noting that the Sacrament ...

The Sacramento Bee once again airs the dirty laundry from the Katehi scandal, this time airing a string o ...

The Sacramento Bee once again airs the dirty laundry from the Katehi scandal, this time airing a string of emails showing the chancellor and administration scuffling to figure out a response to the pu ...

The discussion on the Purdue Innovation District got off track from where I hoped it will go, so I will r ...

The discussion on the Purdue Innovation District got off track from where I hoped it will go, so I will revisit the issue here to focus on potential avenues that our Davis leadership, along with UC Da ...

On Tuesday night, UC Davis Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning and Community Resources Bob Segar presented to the Davis City Council a report on UC Davis’s LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) ...

On Friday, Mayor Pro Tem Robb Davis laid out thoughts about “the Ends of Economic Development Efforts.” He posed three questions, (1) What is the City of Davis’ role in helping develop and nurture the ...

By Leanna Sweha Last week, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi joined the ...

By Leanna Sweha Last week, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi joined the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to discuss new research by Brookings on the economic ...

There was a comment made at the JumpStart Davis event on Wednesday that jumped out to me. Niki Peterson o ...

There was a comment made at the JumpStart Davis event on Wednesday that jumped out to me. Niki Peterson of the Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, housed in the Graduate School ...

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